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The Princeton YWCA is presenting a summer series of Stand Against Racism group discussions. All events are free and open to the public. The discussions will be held at YWCA Princeton’s Bramwell House Living Room, 77 Bayard Lane Princeton, NJ…

Scott Jaschik’s article renews debate over whether too-narrow definitions of merit and too-homogeneous admissions staffing limit the diversity of those who are admitted. To read the complete article click here.

“Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New York Times analysis.” Click here to read entire article.

An article about Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., where traditions of the Ku Klux Klan once played a key role in campus life, includes examples of KKK influence in other higher education institutions in the United States.

Harvard’s president, Drew Gilpin Faust opened “a major public conference exploring the long-neglected connections between universities and slavery. Harvard had been “directly complicit” in slavery, Ms. Faust acknowledged, before moving to a more present-minded statement of purpose. ‘Only by coming…